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Old 7th Oct 2015, 17:08
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"What was done with that information?
Who had it, or didn't, and how was it disseminated through the chain of command and through various Afghan/Coalition/ISAF organizations?
How did that information (or lack of it) fold into a subsequent targeting decision?"


Fully agree, I also think those are the most interesting questions. I wouldn't for a second think the US deliberately attacked a hospital. And the last I would blame are the crew or the JTAC.

I suppose it doesn't matter to that person that there is a difference in intention between an error and a deliberate act

Again, agreed. But just because errors weren't deliberate, just because it wasn't done in bad faith, doesn't necessarily absolve from responsibility. And more importantly, there may be something that can be learned from this. Friendly fire is an issue, next time it could be US troops.
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